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TURBINE BLADE WITH OPTIMISED COOLING AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF SAME
COMPRISING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM DUCTS AND INNER SIDE CAVITIES
Technical field
The invention relates to a blade of an aircraft engine of the turbomachine
type,
such as for example a double flow turbo engine or a double flow turboprop.
Prior art
In such an engine, the outside air is taken into an inlet sleeve in order to
pass
through a blower comprising a series of rotating vanes before being split into
a central
primary flow and a secondary flow surrounding the primary flow.
The primary flow is then compressed before arriving in a combustion chamber,
after which it is expanded by passing through a set of turbines before being
discharged
to the rear by generating thrust. The secondary flow is propelled directly to
the rear by
the blower in order to generate an additional thrust.
The expansion in the turbines, which makes it possible to drive the compressor
and the blower, takes place at a high temperature due to the fact that it is
produced
immediately after the combustion. This turbine is as such designed and
dimensioned to
operate in severe temperature, pressure and fluid flow conditions.
Each turbine comprises a succession of stages with each one comprising a
series
of blades oriented radially and regularly spaced around a rotating shaft of
the engine.
This central shaft bears the rotating elements of the turbine as well as the
rotating
elements of the compressor and of the blower.
Concretely, the blades of the turbine which are subjected to the most severe
of
conditions are those of the first expansion stages of this turbine, namely the
stages that
are the closest to the combustion zone and which are commonly referred to as
high
pressure stages.
Generally, the increased needs in performance and changes in regulations lead
to
designing engines of smaller size that operate in increasingly harsh
environments. This
implies increasing the resistance and the performance of the high pressure
turbine
blades in particular pertaining to their resistance in temperature.
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However, the existing improvements with regards to materials and the coatings
of these blades are flot enough to allow them to withstand the high
temperatures that
can be reached by the flow downstream of the combustion chamber. This
situation
leads to reconsidering the cooling of these blades in order to improve it se
that they can
withstand these new operating conditions.
This cooling is provided by circulating cool air inside these blades that is
taken in
the turbo engine upstream of the combustion. This air is taken at the blade
root, to be
conveyed along an inner circuit of the blade in order to cool it, and it is
discharged
outside of the blade by holes passing through the wall of this blade and
distributed over
this wall. These holes are used to discharge the cooling air, but they also
create on the
outer surface of the blade a film of air that is cooler than the air coming
from the
combustion, which also contributes to limiting the temperature of the blade.
In order to increase the effectiveness of the cooling, the interior regions of
the
blade in which the cooling air circulates comprise artifices, i.e. inner
reliefs that disturb
the fluid flow of the cooling air in order to increase the heat transfer from
the wall of the
blade to this cooling air circulating in the inner ducts of the blade.
These cooling architectures are penalised by the fact that the length of the
inner
circuit of the blade gives rise to air that is excessively heated when it
reaches the end of
this circuit, in such a way that its cooling effectiveness is limited in the
regions of the end
of travel, and in particular at the blade tip where is it sought on the
contrary to obtain
increased cooling effectiveness.
The purpose of the invention is to propose a blade structure that makes it
possible to improve the cooling effectiveness of this blade.
Summary of the invention
To this effect, the invention has for object a turbine blade of a turbomachine
such as a turboprop or a turbo engine, with this blade comprising a vane, a
vane borne
by this root, with this vane comprising a leading edge and a trailing edge
located
downstream of the leading edge, with this vane comprising a pressure-side wall
and a
suction-side wall spaced laterally from one another and with each one
connecting the
leading edge to the trailing edge, with this vane comprising:
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¨ at least one upstream duct collecting cooling air at the root in order to
cool the
leading edge by discharging this air through holes passing through the wall of
the vane
at its leading edge;
¨ at least one downstream duct separate from the upstream duct collecting
cooling air at the root in order to cool the trailing edge by discharging this
air through
holes passing through the pressure-side wall upstream of the trailing edge;
¨ an inner side cavity running along the pressure-side wall in order to
form a heat
shield insulating the downstream duct from the pressure-side wall.
With this arrangement, the cooling of the trailing edge is substantially
improved
by the formation of a cooling film on the outer face of the pressure-side wall
upstream
of this trailing edge. Thanks to the supply by the downstream duct that is
thermally
insulated, this film of air in addition has a low temperature.
The invention also relates to a blade defined as such, further comprising
cooling
slots passing through its pressure-side wall along its trailing edge and a
downstream
ramp of supplying these cooling slots with cooling air, as well as an upper
cavity located
at the tip of the blade in order to supply with air the slot of the trailing
edge which is
closest to this tip, with this upper cavity being separate from the downstream
ramp and
being supplied with air by the downstream duct.
The invention also relates to a blade defined as such, comprising another
inner
side cavity running along the suction-side wall in order to form a heat shield
that
thermally insulates the downstream duct from the suction-side wall.
The invention also relates to a blade defined as such, comprising an upstream
ramp for supplying the cooling holes of the leading edge, and an upstream duct
for the
calibrated supply of this upstream ramp, and in which each inner side cavity
forms a
heat shield with an extent that is sufficient to jointly insulate this
upstream duct and the
downstream duct.
The invention also relates to a blade defined as such, wherein each inner side
cavity is provided with promoters of turbulence and/or deflectors in order to
increase
therein the heat exchanges, and wherein the upstream duct and the downstream
duct
have smooth walls in order to limit load losses.
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The invention also relates to means for moulding for the manufacture of a
blade
defined as such, comprising imprints and a set of cores intended for the
forming of inner
ducts and ramps, and possibly inner cavities forming a shield.
The invention also relates to a turbine of a turbomachine comprising a blade
such
as defined hereinabove.
The invention also relates to a turbomachine comprising a turbine such as
defined hereinabove.
Brief description of the drawings
Figure 1 is a diagrammatical view of a double flow turbo engine as a
longitudinal
cross-section;
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a blade of a turbo engine turbine shown in
figure
1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the inner hollow portions of a turbine
blade according to a first embodiment of the invention;
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the inner hollow portions of a turbine
blade according to a second embodiment of the invention;
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the inner hollow portions of a turbine
blade according to a third embodiment of the invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the inner hollow portions of a turbine
blade according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.
Detailed disclosure of particular embodiments
As can be seen in figure 1, a front portion of a double flow turbo engine 1
comprises an inlet sleeve 2 wherein air is taken in before being sucked by the
vanes of a
blower 3. After having passed the region of the blower, the air is divided
into a central
primary flow and a secondary flow that surrounds the primary flow.
The primary flow of air then passes through a first compressor 4 located
immediately after the blower 3 while the secondary flow is propelled to the
rear in order
to directly generate an additional thrust by being blown around the primary
flow.
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The primary flow then passes through a second stage of compression 6, before
reaching a chamber 7 where the combustion thereof takes place, after injection
and
vaporisation of a fuel. After combustion, this primary flow expands in a high-
pressure
turbine 8 then in a low-pressure turbine not shown in order to drive in
rotation the
5 compression stages and the blower, before being expulsed towards the rear
of the
engine in order to generate a thrust.
The engine 1 and its components have a shape of revolution about a
longitudinal
axis AX. It comprises in particular an outer casing 9 with it too having a
shape of
revolution and extending from the front of the engine where it delimits the
air inlet
sleeve, to the rear portion where it delimits the duct through which the
primary and
secondary flows are discharged, with the front and the rear to be considered
with
respect to the forward direction of the aircraft provided with this turbo
engine. This
casing 9 supports the rotating components located at the centre of the engine
and
which comprise a rotating shaft bearing the vanes of the blower as well as the
compression stages and the turbine with their blades.
Such a blade, which is marked as 11 in figure 2, comprises a root P by which
it is
fixed to a rotating body not shown, referred to as a turbine disc, and a vane
12 borne by
this root P and constituting the aerodynamic portion of this blade. As can be
seen in
figure 2, the blade 11 comprises between the root P and the vane 12 an
intermediate
region 13 called platform.
The unit formed by the root P and the vane 12 is a unique hollow single-piece
part coming from casting and comprising inner ducts through which circulates
the
cooling air. These inner ducts not shown in figure 2 comprise intake vents
that open in
the lower face 14 of the root P and through which these ducts are supplied
with cool air.
The hollow wall of the vane 12 comprises through-holes and slots through which
the
cooling air is discharged.
The vane 12 has a left twisted shape that has a contour that is substantially
rectangular, approaching a parallelepiped. It comprises a base 16 through
which it is
connected to the root P and which extends roughly parallel to the axis of
rotation AX. It
also comprises a leading edge 17 oriented radially with respect to the axis AX
and
located at the upstream AM of the blade, i.e. the front region of this blade,
with respect
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to the forward direction of the engine that it is provided on in service. This
blade also
comprises, a trailing edge 18 oriented roughly parallel to the leading edge 17
by being
spaced from the latter along the axis AX in order to be located at the
downstream region
AV or behind the blade. It further comprises a tip S roughly parallel to the
base 16 and
spaced from the latter according to a radial direction with respect to the
axis AX.
The two main walls of this blade are its pressure-side wall 21, which is the
visible
wall in figure 2, and its suction-side wall which is the opposite wall spaced
from the
pressure-side wall, and which is flot visible in figure 2 due to the fact that
it is masked by
the pressure-side wall 21. The pressure-side and suction-side walls are
brought together
at the leading edge 17, at the trailing edge 18 and also in the region of the
tip S of this
blade. These walls are spaced from one another at the base 16 in order to
allow for the
intake of cooling air in the inner region of the vane.
The leading edge 17 has a convex shape and it is provided with a series of
cooling
holes 22 passing through the wall of the blade in this region. The trailing
edge 18 has a
tapered shape, and it comprises a series of cooling slots 23. These slots 23
are slots with
low lengths spaced from one another by being located in the extension one from
the
other, in order to constitute a unit that runs along the end of the trailing
edge 18.
Each slot 23 passes through the wall of the blade in order to take cooling air
inside this blade and blow it on the pressure-side wall at the trailing edge.
Complementarily, the trailing edge is provided with outer ribs oriented
parallel to the
axis AX in order to channel this cooling air.
During operation, the fluid in which this blade 11 is located is displaced
with
respect to the latter from the leading edge 17 to the trailing edge 18 by
running along
the pressure side 21 and the suction side. The pressure-side wall which is
subjected to
significant heating during operation, comprises a series of holes 24
substantially parallel
to the leading edge 17 being located downstream of this leading edge, and
another
series of holes 26 substantially parallel to the trailing edge 18 by being
located upstream
of this trailing edge 18 and slots 23 that it comprises. The series of holes
24 and 26 as
such extend both according to the spanwise direction EV of the vane, which is
the radial
direction with respect to the axis AX.
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The region of the tip S of the blade 11 has, contrary to the leading edge 17
and to
the trailing edge 18, a certain thickness, and this region of the tip moreover
has a shape
that delimits a hollow portion referred to as a tub.
More concretely, this tip S has a closing wall that connects the pressure-side
and
suction-side walls, with this closing wall having an orientation that is
globally
perpendicular to the pressure-side and suction-side walls and parallel to the
axis AX,
which corresponds to an orientation perpendicular to the spanwise direction
EV. This
closing wall which is flot visible in figure 2 is located retracted towards
the axis AX with
respect to the free edge of the pressure-side wall and to the free edge of the
suction-
side wall, in such a way that it constitutes, jointly with these edges an open
hollow
portion in the direction opposite the axis AX.
A series of additional holes 27 passing through the pressure-side wall is
provided
along the tip S in order to ensure a significant cooling of this varie tip
that undergoes
substantial stresses due to the fact that it constitutes the portion that has
the highest
speed with respect to the fluid.
The series of holes 27 extends parallel to the closing wall, and the vane
comprises, complementarily, holes that are flot visible in figure 2 which pass
through the
closing wall in order to exit into the hollow portion called the tub which is
at the tip of
the varie.
As indicated hereinabove, such a blade is a hollow single-piece part. it is
manufactured by moulding a metal material of the titanium or other type, by
using a set
of cores in order to delimit the inner ducts of its hollow portion as well as
portions of
rads in order to form its through-holes. The cores, rods and others are
removed once
the operation of moulding is completed, typically with a chemical attack
process that is
able to dissolve these elements without altering the moulded material.
The following figures show internai regions of the blade according to the
invention which are shown therein by the shapes of the cores that make it
possible to
manufacture this blade. In other words, the shapes which are in relief in the
figures
which follow constitute representations of hollow forms of the blade according
to the
invention.
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The idea at the base of the invention is to improve the cooling of the blade
on
the pressure side in the region of the trailing edge and of its tip, with this
region being
the first to be deteriorated during the life of a blade.
This is provided thanks to a downstream duct that extends inside the blade by
being thermally protected from the pressure-side wall, and to holes passing
through the
pressure-side wall to this duct, upstream of the trailing edge, in order to
form a film of
cooling air of the trailing edge on the side of the outer face of the pressure
side.
This downstream duct extends according to the spanwise direction from the root
to the tip of the blade in order to be supplied with air directly at the root
and sa that this
air is conveyed in the blade without being heated during its travel before
being returned
by the cooling holes.
The blade according to the invention that is marked as 31 in figure 3
comprises
an upstream ramp 32 extending from the base of its vane to its tip S. This
upstream
ramp 32 cools the leading edge by through-holes formed in the portion of the
wall
corresponding to the leading edge.
This upstream ramp 32 is supplied in a calibrated manner by an upstream duct
33
that runs along this ramp 32, by being located downstream of the latter, and
which
collects cooling air of the root. The calibrated supply is provided by
calibrated passages
34 that are regularly spaced along the spanwise direction EV of the blade and
which
each connect the upstream duct 33 to the upstream ramp 32.
Each passage 34 is calibrated in order to obtain approximately a flow of air
desired in the cooling holes located in the region of the ramp supplied by the
passage in
question. The flow rate of air desired for a given hole or region is
conditioned by the
thermal stresses of the leading edge in the region cooled by this hale.
Another duct, referred to as downstream duct and which is marked as 36, runs
along the upstream duct by also extending in a substantially straight way from
the root P
of the blade to its tip S. The pressure-side wall of the blade comprises a
series of
through-holes 37 distributed in a straight line according to the spanwise
direction by
being located at the region downstream of the downstream duct 36. Each through-
hole
37 as such placed the downstream duct 36 in communication with the outer face
of the
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pressure-side wall upstream of the trailing edge in order to form a cooling
film at the
outer face of this wall.
The pressure-side wall comprises in the region of the trailing edge a series
of
cooling slots 38, regularly spaced and extending in the extension one from the
other
according to the spanwise direction, in order to deliver cooling air to the
trailing edge.
These slots are supplied by a downstream ramp 39 of the blade, that extends
from the root of the blade, to the region of the tip S by being located
between the
downstream duct 36 and the trailing edge of the blade. This downstream ramp 39
collects air by its bottom end located in the root of the blade, and it
returns this air on
cooling slots 38 that it supplies.
Complementarily, the blade according to the invention comprises an inner side
cavity 41 of low thickness that runs along the pressure-side wall of the
interior side of
the blade in order to form a heat shield that protects the upstream duct 33
and the
downstream duct 36 from the heat to which the pressure-side wall is subjected.
As can be seen in figure 3, this inner cavity 41 has a low thickness and a
contour
of rectangular shape. It extends in height, i.e. along the spanwise direction,
from the
root of the blade to its tip, and it laterally has a sufficient extent to form
a shield that
covers the upstream and downstream ducts.
This side cavity in which can be established a circulation of air makes it
possible
to thermally insulate the upstream duct and the downstream duct from the
pressure-
side wall in order to reduce the heating of the air that they convey.
In these conditions, the cooling of the trailing edge of the blade, on the
pressure
side is significantly improved by the presence of an outer film of cooling air
which itself
has substantial cooling effectiveness due to the fact that it is supplied with
air by a
downstream duct that is thermally protected and which therefore has a low
temperature.
According to a second embodiment of the invention corresponding to the blade
51 of figure 4, the downstream duct that is thermally protected in or-der to
cool the
pressure side upstream of the trailing edge also supplied cool air to the
cooling slot of
the trailing edge which is the closest to the tip, in such a way as to improve
the cooling
of this region.
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In this second embodiment, the blade 51 also comprises an upstream ramp 52
supplied in a calibrated manner by an upstream duct 53 by calibrated passages
54. It
also comprises a downstream duct 56 and its pressure-side wall is provided
with a series
of through-holes 57 distributed according to the spanwise direction EV at the
5 downstream region of the duct 56 in order to place this duct in
communication with the
outer face of the pressure-side wall upstream of the trailing edge. The air
circulating in
the downstream duct 56 is discharged by these holes 57, in order to form here
also a
cooling film upstream of the trailing edge.
The pressure-side wall of this blade 51 also comprises cooling slots 58 of the
10 trailing edge supplied by a downstream ramp 59, which also extends from
the root P to a
region located beyond the tip S. It also comprises an inner side cavity 61 of
low thickness
that runs along the pressure-side wall in order to form a heat shield that
protects the
upstream duct 53 and the downstream duct 56.
All of these elements 52 to 61 are identical to the elements 32 to 41 of the
blade
31 except that the downstream ramp 59 has a lower length than the downstream
ramp
39, and that the downstream duct 56 supplies an upper cavity 63 which is
located at the
tip S of the blade.
The upper cavity 63 is located in the extension of the end of the downstream
ramp 59 by being supplied with air by the downstream duct in such a way as to
supply
the slot 64 of the trailing edge which is closer to the tip than the slots 58,
with cooler air
in order to further improve the cooling of the blade at the tip of its
trailing edge.
This upper cavity 63, extends along a closing wall of the blade that connects
the
pressure side and the suction side by being oriented according to a direction
perpendicular to the spanwise direction EV. This upper cavity 63 is located
downstream
of the downstream duct 56 by being delimited by the closing wall, the pressure-
side wall
and the suction-side wall in order to extend to the trailing edge. It is
connected to the
top end of the downstream duct 56 by an inner connection channel 66.
Thanks to this upper cavity 63, the tip of the trailing edge of the blade,
benefits
from an effective cooling resulting from the supply in this zone of cool air
at a flow rate
adjusted to need.
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According to a third embodiment of the invention which is shown in figure 5,
the
upstream duct and the downstream duct which are thermally insulated by the
inner
cavity running along the pressure-side wall, are aise thermally insulated by
another
inner cavity of the blade that runs along the suction-side wall.
In this third embodiment which is shown in figure 5, the blade 71 aise
comprises
an upstream ramp 72 supplied in a calibrated manner by an upstream duct 73 by
means
of calibrated passages 74 each connecting the upstream duct to the upstream
ramp.
It also comprises a downstream duct 76 and holes 77 passing through its
pressure-side wall by being distributed according to the spanwise direction EV
at the
downstream region of the duct 76 in order to place this duct in communication
with the
outer face of the pressure-side wall upstream of the trailing edge. The air
circulating in
the downstream duct 76 is therefore here toc discharged by these holes 77, in
order to
form a cooling film upstream of the trailing edge which substantially improves
the
cooling of this trailing edge.
The pressure-side wall also comprises cooling slots 78 of the trailing edge
supplied with air by a downstream ramp 79, with this downstream ramp also
extending
from the root P to the region of the tip S of the blade. The blade also
comprises an inner
side cavity 81 of low thickness that runs along the pressure-side wall in
order to form a
heat shield that protects the upstream duct 73 and the downstream duct 76 from
the
heat of the pressure-side wall.
All of these elements 72 to 81 are identical to the elements 32 to 41 of the
blade
31 and to the elements 52 to 61 of the blade 51, except that the upstream duct
73 and
the downstream duct 76 have a lower thickness, and that in addition to the
first side
cavity 81 running along the pressure side, this blade 71 further comprises a
second inner -
side cavity 82 that runs along the suction side. The presence of two inner
side cavities 81
and 82, which respectively run along the pressure side and the suction side,
provide an
increased thermal insulation of the upstream duct 73 and of the downstream
duct 76.
The second inner side cavity 82 also has a low thickness, and it aise extends
from
the root P to the region of the tip S, having a generally rectangular contour,
having a
width that is sufficient to mask or cover the upstream duct as well as the
downstream
duct.
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Thanks to these two inner side cavities, the air that is conveyed in the
upstream
duct and in the downstream duct is very slightly heated during its travel,
which
contributes to further increasing the effectiveness of the cooling provided
upstream of
the trailing edge of the pressure side, and of the cooling provided to the
leading edge.
According to a fourth embodiment of the invention which is shown in figure 6,
the downstream duct which is thermally protected in order to cool the pressure
side
upstream of the trailing edge also supplies cool air to the cooling slot of
the trailing edge
which is the closest to the tip in order to improve the cooling of this
region.
In this fourth embodiment that is shown in figure 6, the blade 91 also
comprises
an upstream ramp 92 supplied in a calibrated manner by an upstream duct 93 by
calibrated passages 94.
It also comprises a downstream duct 96 and its pressure-side wall is provided
with through-holes 97 distributed according to the spanwise direction EV at
the
downstream region of the duct 96 in order to place this duct in communication
with the
outer face of the pressure-side wall upstream of the trailing edge. The air
circulating in
the downstream duct 96 is discharged by these holes 97, here too to form a
cooling film
upstream of the trailing edge in such a way as to substantially improve the
cooling of
this trailing edge.
The pressure-side wall also comprises cooling slots 98 of the trailing edge
supplied by a downstream ramp 99, that also extends from the root P to the
region of
the tip S. This blade also comprises an inner side cavity 101 of low thickness
that runs
along the pressure-side wall and another inner side cavity 102 of low
thickness which
runs along the suction-side wall, in order to form two heat shields that
protect the
upstream duct 93 and the downstream duct 96.
All of these elements 92 to 102 are identical to the elements 72 to 82 of the
blade 71, except that the downstream ramp 99 has a lower length than the
downstream
ramp 79, and that the downstream duct 96 supplies an upper cavity 103 that is
located
at the tip S of the blade.
The upper cavity 103 is located in the extension of the end of the downstream
ramp 99 by being supplied with air by the downstream duct 96 in such a way as
to
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supply the slot 104 of the trailing edge which is the closest to the tip with
cooler air in
such a way as to increase the cooling of the blade at the tip of its trailing
edge.
This upper cavity 103, extends along a closing wall of the blade which
connects
the pressure side and the suction side by being oriented according to a
direction
perpendicular to the spanwise direction EV. This upper cavity 103 is located
downstream
of the downstream duct 96 by being delimited by the closing wall, the pressure-
side wall
and the suction-side wall in order to extend to the trailing edge. It is
connected to the
top end of the downstream duct 96 by an inner connection channel 106.
Thanks to this upper cavity 103, the tip of the trailing edge of the blade,
benefits
from an effective cooling resulting from the supply in this zone of a cool air
at a flow rate
adjusted to need.
Generally, the upper cavity of the second and of the fourth embodiment of the
invention makes it possible to supply the region behind or downstream of the
tip of the
blade with cool cooling air in order to improve its cooling. This cavity also
makes it
possible to supply the slot of the trailing edge which is the closest to the
tip, and possibly
the adjacent slots.
Complementarily, holes passing through the pressure-side wall at the level of
the
upper cavity in order to exit into this upper cavity can be provided in order
to improve
the cooling of the outer face of the pressure-side wall in the region of the
tip of the
blade. The upper cavity then supplies fresh air which passes through the
pressure-side
wall in order to cool its outer face in addition to providing air to the slot
closest to the tip,
and in addition to cooling by thermal conduction walls of the blade that
delimit this
upper cavity.
Moreover, holes passing through the walls of the blade and open into the inner
side cavities forming a heat shield can be provided in order to establish an
optimum
circulation of air in these cavities. Each one of these holes is
advantageously located at a
low pressure zone in order to faveur the circulation of air. Each one of these
holes
ensures that the air collected at the blade root and which is conveyed in a
cavity forming
a heat shield, is sucked out of the blade, after having been conveyed in this
cavity.
In the various embodiments, the cooling of the blade is further optimised by
minimising the load losses in each inner duct in order to reduce the heat
exchanges
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therein, and by providing on the contrary promoters of turbulence in each side
cavity in
order to increase therein the heat exchanges.
The side cavities have as such an increased effectiveness as a heat shield due
to
the fact that they absorb the heat coming from the outer walls that they run
along, and
the air circulating in the inner ducts is subjected to little load loss in
order to circulate
rapidly in order to be heated as little as possible.
The inner ducts such as the upstream duct, the central duct and the downstream
duct have as such smooth inner walls in order to favour a rapid circulation of
the cooling
air by minimising the heat exchanges between this air and the walls of the
duct in which
it is conveyed. Each side cavity is advantageously provided with deflectors
that favour a
circulation of air in ail of the regions of the cavity. In addition, the inner
faces of the
cavity are provided with disturbers and/or trippers in order to create
turbulences in the
circulation of the air in order to favour a high level of heat exchange
between the air and
the walls that it runs along.
